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OverviewWhy was Oklahoma, of all places, more hospitable to socialism than any other state in America? In this provocative book, Jim Bissett chronicles the rise and fall of the Socialist Party of Oklahoma during the first two decades of the twentieth century, when socialism in the United States enjoyed its golden age.To explain socialism's popularity in Oklahoma, Bissett looks back to the state's strong tradition of agrarian reform. Drawing most of its support from working farmers, the Socialist Party of Oklahoma was rooted in such well-established organizations as the Farmers Alliance and the Indiahoma Farmers' Union. And to broaden its appeal, the Party borrowed from the ideology both of the American Revolution and of Christianity. By making Marxism speak in American terms, the author argues, Party activists counteracted the prevailing notion that socialism was illegitimate or un-American. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jim BissettPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9780806134277ISBN 10: 0806134275 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 30 April 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJim Bissett is Associate Professor of History at Elon College, North Carolina. He is the author of Agrarian Socialism in America: Marx, Jefferson, and Jesus in the Oklahoma Countryside, 1904-1920 (OU Press, 2002). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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